Jethro Tull
Roots to Branches

Gone are the days when Jethro Tull would churn out albums that would turn the music
world upside-down. Instead, the band has settled in to produce mediocre
efforts that coincide with huge, though largely uninspired, tours on which its performs very little of its new material.
Perhaps knowing this, the group doesn't really put its heart and soul into the recording process
like it once did. The ensemble's latest effort Roots to Branches
has received guarded praise from some critical circles. The truth of the
matter, however, is that the collection falls short of 1989's Rock Island, and
it doesn't even come close to the last outstanding release by Jethro Tull: 1977's Songs from the Wood. ½